Mandated under Constitution: Supreme Court on Bihar voter list revision
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday observed that the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) decision to conduct a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar is constitutionally mandated. The observation came during the hearing of multiple petitions challenging the timing and intent of the revision ahead of the crucial Assembly elections scheduled for October–November this year.
A two-judge bench comprising Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and Joymalya Bagchi heard arguments from both sides. The bench noted that such revisions are permitted under the Indian Constitution and that the last similar exercise in Bihar took place in 2003.
The Election Commission stated that the SIR aims to cover approximately 7.9 crore citizens. It further clarified that the process will not rely exclusively on Aadhaar or Voter ID cards, responding to concerns about exclusions and documentation.
More than ten petitions have been filed in the matter, including one by the NGO Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR). Several political leaders have also approached the court demanding the withdrawal of the EC order. Among them are RJD MP Manoj Jha, Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra, Congress leader K.C. Venugopal, NCP (SP) MP Supriya Sule, CPI’s D. Raja, Samajwadi Party’s Harinder Singh Malik, Shiv Sena (UBT)’s Arvind Sawant, JMM’s Sarfraz Ahmed, and CPI (ML)’s Dipankar Bhattacharya.
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Rickelton's ton in vain as SRH beat MI by 6 wickets
Mumbai (PTI): Ryan Rickelton's whirlwind unbeaten ton was overshadowed by Heinrich Klaasen's unbeaten 65 as Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Mumbai Indians by six wickets in an IPL match here on Wednesday.
Chasing an imposing 244-run target, Travis Head (76 off 30) and Abhishek Sharma (45 off 24) shared 129 runs for the opening wicket to set the platform for SRH.
Klaasen (65 not out off 30 balls) then displayed his all-round hitting abilities to guide SRH home with the help of Nitish Kumar Reddy (21) and Salil Arora (30 not out off 10) in 18.4 overs.
Earlier, Rickelton's knock powered MI to 243 for five.
MI rode on a 93-run stand between Rickelton (123 not out off 55 balls) and Will Jacks (46 off 22) in 7.1 overs for the opening stand to power the side.
MI skipper Hardik Pandya scored a valuable 31 off 15 balls before being dismissed.
Praful Hinge (2/54), Eshan Malinga (1/29), Sakib Hasan (1/39) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (1/31) were the wicket-takers for SRH.
Brief Scores:
Mumbai Indian: 243 for 5 in 20 overs (Ryan Rickelton 123 not out; Praful Hinge 2/54).
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 249 for 4 in 18.4 overs (Travis Head 76, Heinrich Klaasen 65 not out; AM Ghazanfar 2/51).
